Everyday life with a few Good Cats, plus anything else that comes to mind.
It’s summer vacation ‘07, and although I had a number of things in mind, I’ve become focused on learning Linux, which is why there have been no other posts lately… everyone’s fine here, and I’ll be back eventually… at least by Labor Day… 
I feel good today… back in town, with a little of this and a little of that… first, thanks to everyone who sent purrayers and good thoughts for my mother. She is now home, and she’s happy to be there, particularly back in her own bed…
– While on the subject of medical treatment, last Saturday it was Nicky and Lizzie’s turn to go in to see Dr. Donovan for a checkup and a rabies shot. As always, Nicky began to yowl the instant he was put in the carrier, and continued all the way there until we took him out. We are glad… very, very glad… that it is not a long drive to Dr. Donovan’s office. These two Good Cats are in good health; Nicky weighed 14.3 pounds, the same as last year. Lizzie’s weight has gone from 16.8 pounds last year to 15.2 now, and we’re glad of that, too…
– ‘It’s all Good.’ was recently upgraded to version 2.2 of WordPress. Technology journalist Ed Bott did the same thing at his blog, and he was having some problems, but now he posts that everything’s OK. I know of one visitor to the Good Cats whose comments were regularly ending up in the Akismet spam-post pile, but that seems to have worked itself out. Akismet says that if you tell it to de-spam a comment, it’s supposed to learn from that and not do it again, so I’ll take them at their word that it’s what happened here…
– Still fiddling around with Linux… while I liked PCLinuxOS 2007, I am especially fond of SimplyMEPIS 6.5. Like many varieties of Linux, it’s possible to run it from what is called a Live CD to try it out. The PC is running SimplyMEPIS right now, and I’ve had next to no problems with it. If it keeps up like this, I can see myself installing this one on the PC. That is, as soon as I figure out the ins and outs of installing both Linux and Windows on one hard drive.
– And now, although I never need a reason to feature a Steely Dan song, this is in honor of Alton Brown’s latest episode of Good Eats on the Food Network, tonight at 10:00…
– Not everyone loses in Las Vegas. The lure of easy money attracts cheaters, and people carrying big bankrolls can be marks for robbery and theft. Security personnel are trained to look for specific signs, but also to trust their instincts, when something just doesn’t look right…
– Now here’s a word from our alternate sponsor…
– It’s summertime, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, so beat the heat as best you can: air conditioning, or a nice shady spot by a stream; ice cream, perhaps an ice cold Pepsi-Cola; and hey, who knows, maybe even this new Pepsi product… anyway, keep cool, and I’ll talk to you later…
Pat, who possesses the green thumb in our household, tells me that once you have catnip on your property, you’ll never — ever — be without catnip. The stuff spreads like a weed, which, in the view of some, it is.
But not our Caitie. Her sensitive nose is attuned to powerful and agreeable scents, such as this thriving volunteer catnip plant. It sprouted in spite of the mulch spread over the area, and our Calico Diva is helping herself to this unexpected pleasure. Arriving just behind her (and I will not say ‘waiting patiently’ because he doesn’t) is Mr. Kelly, who has also detected the good stuff, but not quite fast enough. However, since the Big Guy is also a ‘nip lover, we must consider him (like Caitie) to be a Good Cat.
Also, a bit of news: my mother is out of intensive care, but will have to stay in the hospital for a while. We’d appreciate any good thoughts sent her way…
DKM (Diva Kitty’s Mom) promised to knit blankets for everyone who donated to her favorite charities. A whole lot of folks (including our Good Cats) took her up on the offer.
Well, DKM deserves a big thank-you and a round of applause, even though 3 cheers don’t seem like enough for someone who raised so much money for good causes and committed herself to knitting more than a hundred blankets.
Our Good Cats have received not only the blanket, but 4 Squiggles — one for each of them.
Now, if only the Kelly Cat would use the new blanket that DKM made for him… but as you may have seen yesterday, he recently found a place to sleep with which he is well satisfied, and he feels no need to change. All in good time, however; all in good time…
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